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Milyeringa veritas (Blind cave gudgeon; Blind gudgeon; Cave gudgeon)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Milyeringa veritas, commonly known as the blind gudgeon, is a species of sleeper goby endemic to groundwater and anchialine systems in caves in the Cape Range, Australia. Like other cave-adapted fish, the blind gudgeon is entirely blind and lacks pigmentation. It reaches a standard length of 5 cm (2.0 in). It is listed as vulnerable under the Australian Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
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Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Milyeringa veritas

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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0